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  • Other Name

    New Zealand picture postcard, WW1 : The Empire's Call - The Magnet's Draw (descriptive name)

  • Description

    New Zealand picture postcard, WW1 : The Empire's Call - The Magnet's Draw

    obverse: pen and ink cartoon: upper ths map of Great Britain with magnet above with words: THE EMPIRE'S CALL; fleet of vessels from all parts of empire, some with named banners: Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India

    reverse: printed" "N.Z. Observer" Post Card

    NOTE: cartoon by William Blomfield (BLO), first published Observer, 22 August 1914, p13

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    2015.x.499 (temporary accession number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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